"Ladies and gentlemen!" Lady Huntington's cheerful voice distracted Benedict from asking further questions.
And Emelisse knew the moment her hostess made her introduction, she needed to make her escape. It would take just one look at her for her brother to gauge what was wrong with her. He was older and way more experienced than probably any of the men in this room. At least where the matters of the bedroom were concerned. There was no way she wanted to be the reason to ruin Benedict and Maxwell's friendship. For all she knew, the latter could consider her nothing more than someone his sister's age. She needed to be extremely cautious and sensible here, otherwise, it was a few steps to the doom's door.
"Thank you for joining me today," She continued. "Today's ball holds a very special m
